Santa Claws Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 hello all i have a question to ask. im making a new guitar, Prior to the one that got smashed, but anyways, i have done a Design Routed into the guitar body around 12 inches long by 5 and i routed down: 1Cm Has anyone any idea what i should put into the design? Thanks....Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 silver? some sort of contrasting and pretty wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 depending on the wood color, bind the edge with either thin black or thin cream ,and fill the thing with silver dental amalgam. Or, seal the cavity completely, and fill it about half way up with mercury, and put a clear plastic lid on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 I've found that good plumber's solder is pretty well suited for inlays. The stuff I used contains tin and copper. Seems to stay shiny well. I haven't put any type of finish over it so I can't tell you how unstable it might be with some finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted May 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 yeah, but the inlay, is quite big like, its not for a Dot on a fret or anything like that, its a big Rout in the wood 1cm Deep, and quite Big, Any sugestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 I guess Im just a little weird, but I would have known what I wanted to inlay before I routed the design out. What is it of anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Use the 2-part epoxy available at local hardware stores, the stuff with the 2 plungers side-by-side, and mix whatever you decide you want in there up in the epoxy. Go to a craft store to find your filler, you'll probably find something suitable in there to use...silver sparkles or whatever floats yer boat...why not use, like, a quart your own blood? That 2-part stuff dries hard as a freaking brick when at full-cure. PS, what does your avatar stand for? PPS, JUST KIDDING ABOUT THE BLOOD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Why did it have to be 1 cm deep? You should have just made it about 3-4mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 If you mix copper filings with the epoxy, you get what is called "goldstone", very pretty stuff. Also, you could try silver filings or chalk dust for color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 yeah that looks kewl the copper filings mixed with epoxy, im just thinking of the blood thing though, ah know, here is a picture of the guitar itself, its from a webcam, because my dad is gone off today so he took the digitalcamera with him, but you get the Idea. so thats bacicly it, but i can easily Make the Depth of the guitar design in the middle 3-4mm thats no problum, cause im gonna plane it anyways. so any idea's? Sorry about the crap foto's again. .........Keith KAS Stands For My Initials, Keith Anthony Sherwood, just messin around with logo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 no foto visible for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 your design is right in the way of all your bridge and pickup routs.... looks like if that is what you want then you need to rout all the cavities before you fill that big cavern you made,because whatever you use is likely to ruin alot of router bits if you do it afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 yeah ure right, what do ya think of the design though, and what do you think i should put in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 I agree with wes. Where the hell are the pickups and stuff going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Where they usualy go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 gofor the goldstone effect, its cool!! giving me ideas now!!! good job! epoxy is tough stuff btw, ,so i would rout your pickup and bridge stuff now, epoxy can crackalso, another good reson to route now! looks kinda RG what sorta spec is it gonna have? keep it up, and the pics flowing!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 well i did a picture of what it should look like Yeah its an RG777: if the picture wont work Click Here Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 nice! how did you get that inlay into the online editor thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 YA can upload pictures to the editor, so i just print screened it and then put my design on it, and then uploaded it, good editor isnt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 OK, I finally saw it. You would do a wood inlay, like the pic shows, not 'fill' it with anything, but cut out a piece of highly figured wood and route out for it then inlay it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 yeah, thats what i was thinking, but its much harder than i thought, lol, but ill figure it. One question?: when i do the binding for my guitar, what material do they use when binding it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 yeah, thats what i was thinking, but its much harder than i thought, lol, but ill figure it. put a transparency paper over the rout on your guitar,trace it out with a marker,then stick it to the top of your figured piece of wood and rout it to the proper shape.then plane it to thickness and presto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Claws Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 yeah ok, kewl, i have done one allready, i made it a Mill, bigger than it was ment to be, so i gotta start filling it down now, ill try it and see how it works, Whats the best thing do ya think i should cut out the design with? and if it doesnt fix exactly and say if i use a bit of wood filler, will it look Crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I would go with a piece of quilt maple. If you want to try epoxy additive, maybe addingthis stuff might give an interesting effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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